OUR SLOGAN:
“Sell Johnston County
1 obacco In Johnston”
47TH YEAR
Smithfield wants a hotel
—But it also wants to es
tablish a Livestock Sta
tion Yard.
- Established 1882 --—
SIX PAGES TODAY NUMBER 67
THE HOME NEWSPAPER
SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1929
By Arthiir Briabaru*
WINGLESS HENS—
EAT MEAT—
HARRASSING HOOVER—
WE ARE CANDY EATERS_
This is real news. Dr. Rou
wald, poultry expert in Nebraska,
says he has produced a breed of
^wingless hens that also lack tot
nails.
They lay, but can’t fly, can't '
scratch, can’t be ardently interesl
ed in motherhood, having r.o
wings to shelter a brood.
Such hens, being saved the
trouble of moulting the difficult
wing feathers, should go on lay- j
ing all year round producing 300 J,
eggs a year.
To separate female usefulness
from psychological disturbances j'
like moulting would be marvelous,
an poultry, and among the pri
mates.
The Arctic explorer, Stef an son,
and a companion, Anderson, have
lived for a year on nothing but
meat, eating enormous quantities
Physicians say their health is
(better, their resistance to disease
strengthened.
Let vegetarians muse on that.
The rock in 1,000 million oi
years produces soil, with the aid
of earth worms.
The soil, after more Centum--’,
produces grass. The cow eats
grass for three years, digestii g
it slowly. Man eats the beefsteak
in fifteen minutes.
Great labor-saving device. Give
your children meat.
President Hoover, great engi
neer, has been kept busy since 1
his inauguration by prohibition i
problems.
Now he is asked to develop and j
enforce new blue laws. The blue
law gentlemen want Washington
made into a “Blue-Law Paradise,"
that the city may be an example
to the nation.
Poor President Hoover, listen
ing to six speeches in favor of
iSundiay blue laws, all in one day,
must wonder when the county
will allow him to do some eng:
neering.
After all, preventing Sunday
golf in the District of Columbia
is NOT as important as the Boul
der Dam or flood control.
In the last six months Ameri
cans have eaten more than six
and a half billion pounds of suga*\
Prohibition helps that. More candy
is sold.
The country this year will us°
thirteen billion pounds of sugar.
If the tariff increase costs hut
two cents a pound, that will cost
the public $‘200,000,000.
The city of Colby, Kansas,
again votes not to tax anyboly
or property, real or personal, :n
the city.
■Colby owns its power, light and
water plant. Profits, which go to
the city, make taxes unnecessary.
In fact, because of surplus
profits, the water rate is reduce!
twenty-five cents this year.
' DEATH W. S. JOYNER
OCCURS AT PRINCETON
The death of Mr. W. S. Joy
■neir, a prominent farmer of Boon
Hill township, occurred at the
home of lus daughter, Mrs. Le'.is
Stallings of Princeton on Frida.v,
August 2. Mr. Joyner had been
sick about ten days with comp!
cations which followed an attack
of influenza. The age of the de
ceased was seventy-four years ami.
eight months.
The funeral was held at the
home Sunday afternoon, conduct
ed by Rev. J. Doan Scott, pastor
of the Methodist church.
The deceased is survived bj
three daughters, Mrs. Leila Sta!
lings and Mrs. Agnes Lee, ol
Princeton, Mrs. Bettie White o‘
PoUocksville, and one son, Mr
* Charlie Joyner of the Canal Zone
One brother, Mr. P. H. Joynei
and one sister, Mrs. Z. J. Whit
ley, both of Princeton, also sur
vive.
Government Grader To
Be On Smithfield Market
Will Be First Time
T hat Government
Tobacco G r a ding
Service Has Been
Offered To A n y
Market In N. C.
Government grading seirvi.ee on
the Sm.Thlieki tobacco market will
Ik* inaugurated for the first time
in No-nUi ( a noli na when tihe ware
houses open here lor the sale of
the golden weed this fall.
In a meeting held here Monday
attended by Frank B. Wilkinson,
inspector and grading expert of
.'he Uti .ited States I Popa rt meant of
‘VigwicuAturo, local warehousemen,
>uyer- and business men. Mr. Wii
cimscn Ofurtfliried the function's of
G'adlmg by government expert's
;he.r pu.rpo,se > in beginning' such
l movement, aiul probable re
mits.
Smjlihfie.kl will be the only to- j
ba«x> market in North Carolina 1
to liave this service th.is year due j
,'fco the fact that the Government '
rep rase nitati v e-s wished to try thi'
plan oiit in North Cuiblinn on a
medium-■sized market and Smith- '
lield was the only tc wn to whicii
' ''his service was offered which
came up to the requirements laid
down by the Department. Tlni s
plan was first tried out in Lynch
hung, Va., and has since spread
to several other markets in that
state. This year the same plan is ,
belt g tried outt in Lake City, S. C’.
BuLefily stated, the plan is a.;
folxiwis: First, IF the farmer
w. dies the grading experts Lo
ga'ade his tobacco he so sign
ifies his intention and his tobacco
is stamped so as to indicate
•same. Then the grader corns
along and, after a thorough ex
aminaitiion of the tobacco, puts it
in the government grade class if i
• coition to which it belongs. This •
move simply means that the to
bacco comes up to that particular 1
government grade. When the buy
ers come t‘> this tobacco they will
be advised by the sales manager
that this particular pile comes up
ito such a government standard.
This will lead to greater uniform
ity in prices for the farmers for
the grades in question, and to per
haps greater uniformity in grades
for the companies.
Local warehouse men wish t.o
stress the fact that this service i
purely optional. To be plainer, the
fanner does not have to have* his
tobacco even looked at by the
government grader unless he
wants them to. In case he does
•want it graded by them, he pays
five cents per one hundred pound>
’or this service, which iis very
>mall, and whidh money goes to
my the expenses of keepinig tlhese
men on the market.
This article is more in the na
ture of an anuoimcemenit that this
service will be available here this
year. A series of articles later
un will explain this service in de
tail and it is hopted that sulbscriib
ens of th/is paper will follow them
closely.
This service is not compulsory
and will not affect farmers in
any way in case they do not care
to have their tobacco so handled.
These experts will also advise
■with farmers as to how to best
handle theiir product in the way of
marketing, grading, keeping their
tolbajooo in good condition, and so
forth.
iStokes county farmers now
have a counity farm agent to id
vise with them after being with
out this service for ten years.
Tantalizer
There are exactly enough let
ters in the line below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
field or Johnston County, and
to the one deciphering their
name and presenting a copy of
this paper to the Herald oriice,
we will present a free ticket to
the Victory Theatre. Tickets
must he called for before the
following issue.
Miss Rose Radford recog
nized her name.
TODAY'S TANTALIZER
ralp c a h e Lar en cad a en y
Tv
Coolidge Kin III ,> ]
condition of Mrs.,- Lcmini
ooodi’i'.e, Nfo ihampton, Mass.,
nother os' Airs. Calvin Coolidge, was
iescrib^d) as “vet low." Ipwicc 3
Jay tori. ^Coolidge visits the slcj<
Prospects For
Earlier Opening
( losing of Market In Georgia
Next Week Inspires Hope
1 or Earlier Tobacco Open
ing Here
A telegram received here Tues
day afternoon by W. M. Sanders
rem Dixcrn Waillace, who Is on
he tobacco market at Mo j,,r c,
•a., confirms news dispatches it,
Wednesday’s papers which predict
he closing of the tobacco markets
n Georgia at an early date. Mr.
A Ulacr’i telegram stated that
n. st of the Georgia warehouses
vill close on - Angus* 20. In view
f an t a idler closing in Georgia,
ui ca’lier opening for Eastern
^ * h ( arolina is being talked,
tnd lilt p. poets are considered
,.i 1 I • the market here to open
it lea. t a week before the date
v w set.
A letter to Mr. Sander- from
Hr. Wallace written prior to the
ending of the telegram states
h:,t there has never been a crop
la; fast as this one. He . ays
tlso that he does not understand
vhy tobacco is selling so cheap
m the hrodor markets, when it is
ellii g well in Mbuiltrie. The
.. ; that prices have been good in
It tigia is assigned as the reason
vhy farmers have rushed tivir
. lace© on the .market. The mar
ut at Moultrie sold ovc four
n’lulion pounds in fourteen days - -
ver 800,000 pounds daily.
Press dispatches state that
hiough last wee, total sales in
he Georgia belt amounted to
dig hilly more than 70 mb lion
. onus, with more itnan ^i i, 1
)00 paid for the crop spiel to that *
late. Thus is an average of son,?- 1
thing better than 20 cents .vhkh j
is one of the bc-t price levels ''
gn .vers in that belt have received *
t.:c t baa o culture was intro
duced in South Georgia. It is es
timated that this year’s pro iue- ,J
t'ion in Georgia will! be around SO :
million pounds.
PRINCETON LODGE GIVES
PICNIC HOLTS MILL
i R1NOETON, Aug. 15.—St.
Patrick’s Lodge No. <»17 invited it.;
numbers and their families and
tht.se Masons who are residing in
this community to a picnic
Holt’s Mild one mile west of town
Thursday evening, Aug. 8. There
were -about fifty persons gather
ed around the table and at 0:00
Mr. W. P. Holt, master < !' the
iodlge, addressed those present in
a few words of welcome. After
this Rev. J. IJ. Stott asked the
blessing and all parties proceeded
to h.-tp themselves to the bountiful
supply of good things to eat. In
addition to this and for those who
could not cat fried chicken and
cake, barbecue was served. There
were several gallons of i?e crrnm
and several dozen bottles of iced
drinks.
All present were deeply grate
ful to the lodge picnic committee,
Messrs. Young and Brown, for
their efforts to make the picnic
a success.
1
Moses C. Winstoi
Dies InWarrentoi
Former Selma Citizen Passe
Alter Long Illness; One o
State’s Most Prominen
Men
SI' 1 MA, Auig. 15. In the pass
i' < f Moses Cameron Winstn
Wa. .. i.'A.in, Si-nina, Joihns'Uwi conn
ty arid in fact all of ea leirn No-rt
( a;. ..na lcsf a valued citizen. Mr
W, hl been ill at his ho mi
.11 Warrembon for two weeks an
I s death which occurred at on
o clock Tuesday was not unex
pected.
Ho was born in Franklin coun
ty A,paii! 27. 1854, the son of Sid
nL-.v It. and Julia Anne Winston
He was twice married, the liist
Lme to Miss Mary Aveia of Wake
‘ot.. y an June 2, 1884. Children
>>' the firsit marriage were Mrs.
A iiliam Speight of Taiboro and
C Aveia W ii.Lston of Selma. Both
i;ed several years ago. Mr-s. VVii
:am Bia.lloo't is mow living in
Vii limington.
Ten years ago he was again
nmi l ied to Miss Norma I’acre nt‘
Greensboro, who with two sma'l
,:.- onis, ( amen n Page Winston ant!
I he mats Bayard W<:nisbon, survives;
•lV'i Fastens. Mi's. Georgiaina Tu, ,<
:i|ki Mis. W. H. Etheridge of
Se’.ima; two rothers, T. W. Win
■ •on, < T Oxford and J. P. Win- j
•'tun, of Weaide.ll, also survive.
Nine years ago he moved to War
lepiton. For approximately forty
years he lived in Selma and was
known as the moving spirit in all t
its worthwhile enterprises.
To the cihiuKihes, schools, man
ufacturing and other interests he I
yave his untiring efforts and gen- |
eroll's financial suplponit. To the J
Baj .i.-.t church of which he was a
tonsbiLirt member and counted as
one of its pillars, he gave a dol
lar for every one given by any
me else, during the building
o.iniyaign*. In all phases of serv
ice his efficiency has marked him
as a man of uncommon ability 1
and yet his fidelity to the right1
has exalted him more than this, i
For a number of years lie was
Selma’s leading merchant, and if
he sat (low’n in front of his store
he at once became the center of a
gi up that listened wnth adni'*>
ation to original utterances from
a mind full of commicm sense and
philosophic reflection, stored with
learning and conversant with all
phases of human life. He had no
rival in the opinion of the people
of Johnston county. He was much
.-■ought for his wise counsel and
many young men owe to him a
great debt of gratitude for cheer,
courage and even financial assist
| a nice in his upward struggle. His
characteristic, original and apt
sayings were treasured by all with
whom he came hi contact. His wa■>
. f .a strong, fertile and vigorous
mind. His broad vision of life, his
i (,i« king personality and his
an* social gifts made* for him
• of friends and a state-'.vide
xpu tail io n.
As a man of business he had
‘in finite capacity foil* taking:
a ms,” he not only knew, bur, in
a large degree personally supe1’
^ ed all the details of his ex
it n-dve mercantile, manufacturing,
on mill and farming interests,
lie visited them often and his
visits brought delight to eve>y one,
nu n women and children. His love
lor fun, his kindly sympathy, his
hrewd worldy wisdom, .his big
hearted and big-braiined personali
ty made hiis visits memoiral.de to
all. lie was thoroughly modern
and progressive in his business
ideas and management.
He was prominently ootnneoteii
in the s’ate. His relatives stand ir
the foremost ranks in politics, ii
law, in education and in business
He was a man of quiet, .mod
* .-.t d!. position, a real friend am
intensely interested in the welfan
of his community. T.he influent'.
< £ a man like this never ends
grows broader and deeper. T
be ranked among the .noblest, t
live after death is a dilstdnctio:
he has nobly earned,
j Funeral services were held f.ror
he home of W. H. Etheridge o
j Wednesday afternoon, Rev. C. I
j I’roc tar, from the Oxford Oi
iphianage, 'conducting the olbsequie:
jThe choir sang “Rock of Ages,
Capt. Ross G Hoyt of the U S
^rniy, pilot of an estimated 8,461
nile flight from New York* u
Nlouit. Alaska, and back, with sev
tral short stopovers, the trip madi
show tlie mobility of an air forct
& adaptable to coast defense.
Boyette Family
Enjoys Reunion
(fathering of Descendants of
i-ale Larkin Boyett an An
nual Event For Fast Twen
ty Years
KKNLY, Aug. 15.—On Friday,
August U, albouit 225 descendants
«tnd relatives of the' late Larkin
C:oy-elite gathered at 't he old home*
stead in Bjeutab township where
11 •' youngest son, S. A. Boyette,
i w lives, for their annual re
union.
Of uhe ten immediate sons and
daughters in this family, the five
winch still survive are: Mrs. San
ders Peed in. Pine Level; G. T.
Boyette, Princeton; L. B. Boyette,
d. L. Boyette ami S. A. BoyeLc,
all of Beulah township. This fam
My r*u nio'n has been held annually
foi- nearly twenty years and has
Come to be one of the eldest and
nru-t largely albtended events of
its kind in tih*e county.
Upon arrival at this meeting,
l!u* children, as well as the older
ones began to enjoy t.he lemon
ade which was being served un
der the trees in tire large shady
grove. At about one o’clock a long |
table was loaded with barbecue
ami 1 o/tiher good things to eat.
\\ hen all was ready Rev. Arthur
Creech, a grandson, offered thanks
and prayed for a continuance’< f
‘Cod’s blessings upon the group,
lafter which everybody enjoyed a
hi unfit ill feed. Before tihe crowd
dispensed in late afternoon plenty
of ice cream was served to every
body.
The annual event means much
to this Large group oif kdispeople
when they lay aside their work
and come to spend a pleasant
day together each year in this
age of fast living when much au
tomobile riding is done and ye'
m '! as much oif the old time visit
ing oif relatives as was done j
in former days. Were it not for
tin so* reunions, it is possible that
a great many of these relatives
would net see each other in years.
••A «!e With Me” and “Amazing!
| Grace.” Honorary -pallbearers j
-wc'e: Walter Rodgers, Dr. T. J.|
I Holt. V. F. Ward, Charles Jack-j
|son, J. L. Aycock, K. T. Watson.
M. J. Tanwater, C. H. Peet, C. C.
Hunter, J. G Rooker, Judge J.
11. Kerr, H. J. Muxseley, John
Bur roughs, Dr. G. H. Macon, and
H. 1*'. Jones, of Warrenbon; B. B.
A lams, of Four Oaks; Dr. J. B.
IV -'it, L. D. Dchnam, and W.
W. Hare, c:C Selma; Ed Hugh Lee,
l)r. Robert Noble, B. S. Jerman,
aul W. Red Martin, of Raleigh;
lid S. Abell, Sam T. Honeycutt,
of SmiiUhifield; Lennie Smith, 1.
S. King, W. W. Devin, W. B.
( . w , Wade Rodgers, Joe Bag
det and S. R. Abernathy, of Ox
ford. The active pallbearers were:
Dr. H. N. Walters, (’. A. Tucker,
\S'a :t :* M. Gardner, H. II. Bur
roughs a n d C R. Rod well, of War
ner/. on; Ranisoim Sanders of Ral
* eiigh, Marvin C. Taylor and Mar
j shall Pirn nix of Oxford. A very
1 j large coweourse of relati ves and
' friends were present and the flor
al offerings were unusually num
- e-routs and beautiful. Interment
• took place in the family plot in
’ I the Selma cemetery.
Four Oaks Ladies
Hurt In Accident
Suffer Bruises and Cuts
W hen Car Slips Down Slick
Embankment
OTHER FOUR OAKS NEWS
FOUR OAKS, Aw?. 15.—Wihait
uame near being a serious aoci
i«k»nt took place near L umberto n
Tuesday morning when Mrs. Joe
M'nis, Mrs. (’. W. Bawdy, Flor
em-e Bandy and Irene Boye.tit were
ni t .vn ficim and oauigiht under
Mrs. Minis’ car. They encountered
a. rain just thus side of Lumber
t n which helped to make an ac
cident . more likely to occur. In
•m me way the oar began to slide
a,r'd in ii moment’s time it was I
£o:'nS down an embankment. The
K Sja were thrown from the rum
ble seat wihiile the ladies were
penned under the ear. Help sooii
:*ame to their aid and took them
to the hospital at Lumbeirton
where they received medifdall aid.
‘Ml except Irene Bvyett returned
loime with Mr. Robert. Keene wfho
i&sisted them in every way possi- 1
)le. Irene will remain in Lunib?r
<>n u lew day is to be with
u-r brother, Mr. Bennius Boyett.
Pho'se who returneid were bruised
ami cut »auiy out arc nut serious
ly hunt.
OI interest to many people, es
pecially to mewhtamltB and far
mers, iis the cotton report for the
ipasit year. The cotton weigher, b.
M. Boy PCt, repoiits that during
the pais't seas,on (>,(>00 biales were
weighed and sold here.
Rev. N. C. Yearhy will begin
on Sunday a series of revival
services at Antioch Methodist
church which is about seven miles
- u.h of town. He and his mom
bens invite the public to attend
an.I assist as much as possible in
these services which will corrtin".■*
a week or ten days.
On Tuesday afternoon the Wo
man’s Missionary Society of the
Methodist church met at the
L-iun.h. The meeting was opened
by a devotional service which was
led by the president, Mrs. J. A.
Kmie. Mi's. W. R. Keene had
i-barge of the program which dealt |
with the home life of Africa. The
business meeting was then held
during which time several items
i f interest were discussed. Plans
for raising funds for the society
were agreed upon and will he
: anted shortly. A social hour
foil lowed. Refreshments were se-.-v
L*d by Mrs. Laura Ford and daugh
ter, Miss Annie Ford.
Mr. and Mirs. Bent Lassiter
and little daughter, Josephine,
left Monday for Oxford where
they will spend some time with
relatives.
Mr. Laval I>odd, of ('layton, is
the g-ueat of B. I. Tart, Jr., this!
Misses Clara and Ila Lee, of
Lilli ug'bctn, w ere guests of red \ -
lives in and near town this week.
Mrs. J. A. Oartaday, of Rai
tlgh, who has been visiting rela
;; vc s ami friends here returned
to her home last Friday.
The annual revival ait tne uap
churc-h here will bt'gin next
Sunday morning:. The regular
pastor, Rev. A. L. Brawn of Ben
son., will be assisted in these se
iiis ( f services by Rev. F. D. Put
nam* a former pastor of the Four
Oaks church. Mr. Putnam was a
splendid pastor and has number:
of friendis here who will be de
O g’ red to know that he is return
ing to preach during this revival.
The public is given a cordial in
v .alien to attend these services
and lend their aid toward mak ng
this a successful revival from
every sitand point.
Miss Mary Spelle, cf Fayette
ville, is in town the guest of hei
parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1). 1*. Spelle
Mis. R. 0. Canaday spent Wed
nesday in Dunn with friends.
Mr and Mrs. Hubert Creech
who live near Benson, recentl.
visited their parents, Mr. am
Mrs. J. T. Allen.
Mr. Thomas Grantham, of Plan
Cilty, Fla., is in town the guts
of his aunt, Mrs. W. J. law is.
Miis. Florence Alderman, o
Greeniibo.ro, is spending some tian
.here with her parents, Mr. an
Mrs. B. B. Adams.
No Verdict In Murder
Case Late Last Night
Keigh Count Here
Reigh Count, thorough
>wned by Mrs. Hertz, of Chicago
^orning down the gangplank nf thi
v 3. Minnetonka at New Yor
ifter ginning British Racing Clat
tic m Upborn Downs.
Fitzgeralds Hold
Family Reunion
0,1 Fn*«tay, August 8 the de
Mrawtonlw «f the late Cta'k aiwl
• allR. Hitzigenald mat on tihe site
«if tlhe old homeplaice near l'i,m
to enjoy the annual reunion!
Alter hearty handshakes, brief
conversations and visits to the
cjm-eitery, ail 1 gathered in tfog
shady yard about noontime around
a spacious table where barbecue,
fried chicken, sandwiches, salads,
cake> and lemonade were served.
Those abtendang were: Mis.
Cora Fitzgerald, Mr. and Mrs.
< hfis. A. Fitzgera/ld, Mr. and
A..s. J. Walter Fiitzgerakl and
Sl M I'arl, Mrs. Eliza WediLonis and
daughter, Fanny, Mr. ami Mrs,
.Eh* Godwin and daughters, Elga1
and Janie, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Fitzgerald and children and Mr.
General Creech, all of Micro; Mrs. j
Joss a E. Owens and daughters,
Jessie and Geraldine, M.iss Flor
ence Fitzgerald, Mrs. V. L. Biggs,
niiul Mrs. N. L. Railliance and sons,
Owen and X. L. Jr., all of Ral
eigh; l)r. and Mrs. Paul Fitz
gerald and son. Paul Jr., of
Greenville; Mins. Robert L. Fitz
gerald and children, (Mara, Reb
el t Lee Jr., Thomas Edward,
Alton and Jamie, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd C. Price and children,
Floyd Jr., and Frances and Blake,
and Mr. H. R. Gerald, all of
Pine Level; Dr. anti Mrs. J. H.
Fitzgerald and daughter, Janice,
(Mr. Gibson Blackman, Misses
Jamie hell and Ruth Fitzgerald, and
Mr. M. E. Underwood, all of
Smdt'bfield; Mr. and Mrs. A. E.
Fitzgerald and daughter, Ilamae,
of Bagiley; Mr. and Mrs. F. C.
Fitzgerald and sons, Billie and!
Thomas, of New Bern; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald and daugh
ter, Nancy, of Kinston- Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Fitzgerald and da ugh-j
ter, Marie, of Princeton; Mr. John
W. Blackman and son, Carlton, of
near Selma; Mrs. J. B. Farring
ton and sons, Jesse and Edwin, of
•near Chapel Hiill; Mrs. Wm. E.
Comer, of Greensboro; Mass Mary
Evelyn Parker, of Selma; and Mr.
•and Mrs. Joe Gregory and chil
dren, Moses, Latina and Billie, of
Willson.
Has Very Few Weevils.
Mr. P. H. Joyner of Princeton,
wa ; in the city Tuesday. Mr.
Joyner who is a successful far
mer, does not fear the boll wee
vil will work as much htavoS |
as m'any are inclined to believe.
He advance- the theory that a
mild winter has its ill effect upon |
the weevil as well as freezing I
temperatures. In mild weather, tho
weevils emerge from a dormant
state and many of them starve for
lack of food. Mr. Joyner says he
has very few weevils in his cotton
now.
Presents Herald With drapes.
Mrs. Z. R. Martin presented
the Herald with a nice box of
Cion-cord grapes Wednesday. The
1 entire force enjoyed this delicacy
I and herewith returns thanks for
same.
Case Went to Jury at
5:45; Trial of 22
Year Old Negro Be
gan Wednesday
Tihie case of Marvin McLeod,
a nqgiio charged wiitlh the mu >
der «f Ira Ennis and Annie Ennis,
a negro couple of Clayton town
ship on May 30, went to the
jury yesterday at a quarter of
six o’clock and as we go to pre?j
hats not yet arrived at a verdict.
At 9:30 last night Judge C. C.
kvon, the p re sliding judge, order
ed that the jury retire and re
sume its deliberations this mom
ng.
The count room was about full
Wednesday morning when the
rial began and the gallery which
s reserved for negroes was pack
'd to the doors. Tihe perspiring
'noiwd watched patiently as the
ilOiw procedure of choosing a jury
vent forward. It was twelve
► clock before the defendant look
'd upon the twelve men selected
or jury duty and found them
o hus liking. The jury was com
Mosed of the following: Paul
Cockrell, D. A. Austin, J. R.
(iapps, J. H. Parru&h, Archie
Wood, A. T. Ryails, J. F. Hinnan‘,
J. Mtowroe Parker, R. R. Wood'
all, Ci. G. Woodall C H. Langston
ami L. L. Strickland.
The counsel for the defense was
J. D. Parker and Abell and Shep
ard, while Soilieritor Clawson Wil
liams was assisted by E. J. Wei
lions. Mr. WelUoms as soon as the
jury had been Impanelled, moved
'that the two charges against the
defendant be consolidated, but the
counsel for the defense not con
senting, the trial of Marvin M
Leod for the murder of Ann!*
Ennis proceeded after an inter
mission for lunch.
The entire afternoon Wednesday
was consumed with evidence pre
sented by ,the state. The first
witness introduced by the State
was Dr. G. E. Parker, of Benson
who is county coToner, who brief
ly stated that he had conducted
the inquest over both bodies and
lie identified an axe and some
>ther objects connected with the
murders.
Newton Hill followed Dr. Pa’ -
ker. He testified that he lived
>nly a short distance from thfc
Ennis home; that he saw Ira
Ennis and Marvin McLeod to
gether near the dead man’s hou-:e
about two o’clock on the day of
the murders; that §oon thereaft
er, in a field a litle way from
the house, he heard two gun
shots fired and heard keen hol
lowing for a brief time, then a
third shot was fired and the hol
lowing ceased; that he suspect
ed foul play and his interest in
the aged darkies prompted him
to visit the home near sunse:
Seeing no one he went back hon.ji
and again after sunset he visit
ed the Ennis home. He again saw
no one or any sign of the mui
ders, and for a third time cr
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Aunt Roxie Opine*
By Me—
"Farm relief iz havin’ no’
t rubble dan suspenderitus od
about sisciety. For about de time
it thinks its in it hits out out
“P. S. De onliest way ter r; t
farm relief is to put de lawyers
ter raizin’ cane.
"Dey promise us farm relief and
handed out a hot lecture un
jefctycai.”